Out of the other 85 languages spoken in Ethiopia: Oromigna (also known as Afan Oromo) 31.6%, Tigrinya 6.1%, Somalinya 6%, Guaraginya 3.5%, Sidaminya 3.5%, and Hadiyinya 1.7% are the most prevalent.Įthiopia is also a home to more than 200 dialects. More than 62 million people can speak Amharic globally. It is estimated that Amharic is the language of some 2.7 million emigrants outside Ethiopia. Amharic is also spoken by over 40,000 people in Israel. It is a native language for over 27 million people in Ethiopia. (Gojam, Gonder, Wollo, and Menz dialects).Īccording to the 1994 census Amharic is the most commonly spoken language in Ethiopia. Amharic has four dialectical variations spoken little different from the popular Amharic dialect. Since the 13th century Amharic has been the language of the court and the population in Highlands of Ethiopia.Īmharic is the second-most spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic. Although Geez is ceased to be spoken popularly sometime between 9 AD, it continues as a language of Ethiopian Church. Geez was the official language of Ethiopia before Amharic. Amharic is rooted from the Ancient language Geez (Ge'ez). Amharic, the official language of EthiopiaĪmharic (also known as Amarinya, Amarigna) is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
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